Is 30min walking YouTube video ok to lose weight in 8 months?

[Anonymous]

I'm travel overseas in April for a month.

I've put on a bit of weight & wanting to get rid of it.

My workdays are Mon-Fri, 6am from when I get up and about 6:15pm when I get home.

By the end of the day I'm tired & sometimes can't be bothered doing exercise on the treadmill.

Are walking workouts on YouTube ok? It's usually just someone doing walking workouts in their home but moving around.

I usually walk home which is 30mins but I'm in winter & it's been raining a lot so can't do that at the moment.

Is 30mins an ok length or should I be doing more?

I'd like to lose at least 5kgs

Thanks in advance

[CrazyGirl2]

The point is to get your heart pumping faster, to burn calories. A casual 30 minute walk seems great if you need to rehabilitate after like a knee or hip replacement (mom’s a surgeon), but for loosing weight you need to burn more calories than you take in, and while walking is great for your legs, but focusing your exercise on the areas where you wanna loose the weight will be more effective. Also, before you start any exercise program, just get checked out by your doctor, just to make sure that you are healthy enough for your planned exercise program is always a good idea.

[hyperben]

in theory, to stay where you are (shape wise) you need to eat a consistent diet (2,000 calories per day) and do a minimum of 3x20min work outs per week. thats the classroom theory at least.

the more you can do, the more progress you will achieve, try to do your 30 mins a day, especially on the days you dont want to, 30 mins will be over and you can enjoy the rest of your evening!

Try to build a routine out of the walking and look for ways to add motivation/incentive, once the routine is an established part of your day it will make changes to your diet and other habits more manageable.

If all else fails, listen to David Goggins deliver some motivation on YouTube and just try your best!

[DryGermanGuy]

All the walking in the world will not help you if you don’t control your sugar/fat intake. And doing that is far more effective.

[Anonymous]

Sounds good, but try to gradually increase your time.